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Hopefully someone who knows will chime in with something more than "private mooring private sewer access"

I think the trick is to remember that it's from the boat...😉

If only one could do that retrospectively! 🤣 This forum is soooo helpful to someone like me new to boating but there definitely is a lot of "noise" to filter out when reading old threads 🫣⚔️ 🤺📢🃏🤡 (or new ones)

Yeh, I've had a Google but can't seem to find a way to find out and I see the CRT are asking that elsan points are not used for selp PO so I have no idea how I'd do this legally (and cleanly, perhaps more importantly) Any idea how I'd be able to find out without paying for United Utilities searches for every house along the cut?

Yes I think I saw some good advice elsewhere that one should live with whatever set up they have for at least 6 months before changing, so I think I will try that, with the porta potti in reserve. Plus try to move closer to better facilities! Plus try to persuade someone to offer a mobile solution. Plus try to use the pub more often - always an upside 🤣 🍻

Ah I see - yes, understood now with the context. These threads do run off into tangents a bit don't they? 🤣

And also why they are not on here asking for advice on the very problem I am facing. Unfortunately some of still have to work. Largely to pay the huge pump out fees it feels like ATM

Ahhhh Crooke has one? Interesting. Might head that direction next time for a change of scene if I can get help with the locks. PO was something like 25 quid in Scarisbrick! (Although would have been 15 at the MMBC if I'd been able to get there in time) I did buy the boat thinking that PO would be a good excuse to go boating but it is a *bit* more of a mission than I had anticipated to be honest.

Yes, unfortunately my permanent mooring which also has no water facilities... Looking to move closer to the Elsan/Pump out and keep the PP as a backup plan. As I'm on my own, moving even through 4 swing bridges and 3+ hours in one direction was pretty miserable in the rain on new year's day with a hangover! The other direction would involve about 6 hours plus 10 locks before the next pump out point. Also trying to convince the canal services barge that he needs to add that to his service!

Aye, I did indeed but the £380 price tag is making me rethink working out the DIY version! (Also read some very negative reviews of these on here)

Yes, thanks for all the advice here! I think the main issue is that I didn't realise the tank was full until it was too late - need to find some way of fitting some sort of indicator so this doesn't happen again. There's no obvious place I can see that I could do that but perhaps I'll speak to the Scarisbrick marina and see if they can advise me. Leaking poo out of the hose is not the best indicator... Meanwhile I have the porta poti set up for now and a pump out planned for tomorrow at the MMBC. Would love to also have the DIY pump out into a suitable container option but I am not sure I would know how to put one together - does anyone have any more detailed advice that covers the pump and hose operation as well as the container? I've had a google but all I can see is the Leesan huge kits that aren't really suitable as I have no where to store them.

Yes, that was my plan - I'm struggling to work out who to ask though. Any pointers on where to start would be great! Would be easier if the boat yards were open, I know, though that would still be a bit of shot in the dark for me. Anyone know of any marine plumbers (if that is even a thing) they would recommend in the North West?

Yes, the tank itself seems very solid and the loo works without much of a smell etc, it's just that somehow a 3 hour one way trip up to the nearest pump out station seems like a much bigger endeavour than before I bought the boat. Seems a shame to replace it when it is largely in good working order but I think the freedom of being able to just take a cassette in the car or just go 1 hour up the canal to the nearest Elsan feels much more convenient! So replacing the drop through with a cassette seems like the best option for sure. The real trouble is, I have neither the skills, time or inclination to do this myself - how do I best find some clever soul who might be persuaded do it for me?

Hi all So I am about 3 months into narrowboat ownership and have come up against the toilet debate already - had one pump out done on the way to my permanent mooring and have now discovered that I am in desperate need of another one. While replacing the bed base we discovered that there is a leak from one of the hose connections and somewhere at the back of the loo itself. Not ideal when everywhere is closed for Christmas! We currently have an old steel tank and what I think from memory are 38mm hoses that run up to the gunnels. No ideal how old they are but I suspect as old as the boat (so 30+ years) and have possibly started to crack/fail with age. So once we have gone to town with the duct tape and stabilised the crappy situation, I think my options are, I think: a) replace the hoses and have an indicator fitted to the tank, carry on with the pump-out system (proving challenging with navigation closures coming up), OR b) replace the whole toilet system with a cassette loo, avoiding the issue about needing to get the boat 3 hours up the canal in order to get a pump out. Thoughts on either? Composting sounds like too much of a palaver for me . Would anyone know of someone who could come and take a look at all of this and advice me/do the work? We are on the Leeds & Liverpool near Burscough (where there are Elsan facilities but no pump out...) Any and all advice and pointers would be appreciated!